Housing renovation project gives young men chance to learn job and life skills

Darius Fox is one of 28 young men participating in a pilot program launched by the Emerson Collective meant to help them learn job skills and find future employment while participating in community renewal. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)

Darius Fox is one of 28 young men participating in a pilot program launched by the Emerson Collective meant to help them learn job skills and find future employment while participating in community renewal. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)

Darius Fox is one of 28 young men participating in a pilot program launched by the Emerson Collective meant to help them learn job skills and find future employment while participating in community renewal. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)